Colorado, 2019Winter Storm in Colorado, November 26, 2019
November 26, 2019 · NWS GLD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
After midnight snowfall began to spread eastward over Yuma and surrounding counties. The snow was accompanied by wind gusts of 30-40 MPH.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
After midnight snowfall began to spread eastward over Yuma and surrounding counties. The snow was accompanied by wind gusts of 30-40 MPH. During the morning a band of heavy snow began to move across Yuma and Kit Carson counties. Under the band the visibility fell to under a mile. Highway 385, 34 and 36 were all closed during the day due to the snow and blowing snow. The highest snowfall amounts occurred in Yuma County of 12 inches.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 25, 10:45 PM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 10:45 PM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 25, 6:38 PM MST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
638 PM MST Mon Nov 25 2019
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-270145-
Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
638 PM MST Mon Nov 25 2019 /738 PM CST Mon Nov 25 2019/
This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
Light snow is expected to develop over the region after midnight
from west to east, picking up in intensity towards sunrise on Tuesday
morning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect on Tuesday for areas along and
north of Interstate 70.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect on Tuesday for areas south of
Interstate 70.
Dangerous travel conditions associated with heavy snow and near
blizzard conditions are expected by late Tuesday morning through
the evening.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters in the Tri-State area are encouraged to report snow
accumulations to the National Weather Service in Goodland. Snow
reports may be submitted via social media or by telephone.
Winter Storm, Yuma County
- When
- November 26, 12:00 AM MST to 2:15 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 40.003, -102.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts ranged from 12 inches in Yuma to 4 inches in Joes, over 9 inches near Idalia, and 2 inches north of Wray.
Winter Storm, Kit Carson County
- When
- November 26, 1:00 AM MST to 2:45 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts ranged from seven inches near Stratton to just over three inches north of Burlington.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, November 26, 20191 death · 1 injured · $120,000 · EF2 · 2 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, November 26 to 27, 20191 death · $500 · 52 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 26 to 27, 2019$171,000 · EF2 · 6 events
- Winter Weather in Washington, November 26, 20195 injured · $250,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, November 26 to 27, 20195 injured · 19 events
- High Wind in Texas, November 26, 201963 kt wind · 57 events
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, November 26 to 27, 2019$100,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 26, 2019$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, November 26 to 28, 2019$54,000 · 5 events
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, November 26 to 27, 2019$22,000 · 22 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, November 26 to 28, 201956 kt wind · 35 events
- Strong Wind in Illinois, November 26 to 27, 2019$19,000 · 19 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 865871, 865872.